Soren James

Born in Montrose, California, on October 25, 1995, to Eric & Lorey Persing. He has two siblings, Jaz Persing, a television writer known for Amazon's Good Girls Revolt & Sneaky Pete, & Sage Clemmons, a cartoonist and satirist. He directed dozens of short films stemming from an early love for cinema on any screen, and directed his first feature, Melrose, the year he turned 21. It played at Hollywood Reel Independent Film Festival, the Culver City International Film Festival, and many others. It was later acquired by Gravitas Ventures for worldwide distribution. The film was released on April 20, 2020, and was widely embraced by young audiences in Los Angeles - despite flying fairly under the radar among wide audiences. All of its lead actors were nominated for awards, including Jinny Ryann and Drew Koles, who took home Best Actor, Best Actress, and Best Performance of the Festival at the Actors Awards Los Angeles. Ryann also notably took home Best Actress at the Culver City International Film Festival, and Merlin Froyd won Supporting Actor at New York Film Awards. The film can be seen on Amazon + iTunes.. He has published numerous screenplays, and is currently working on a television miniseries and continuing directing short films and features.